They've done another video to promote Watchmen, this time made to look like a 16mm film made in 1977: If you're not familiar with Watchmen, I may need to explain — well, before I finish that, I will encourage you to buy Watchmen right now and go read it. I'm serious. Don't even eat or pe...

The fires of my hope are heavily, heavily banked. I'm still raw from the Election Day roller-coasters of 2000 and 2004; if Obama gets more votes today, I don't think I'll feel like he's "won" until I've heard McCain concede, I've heard Bush acknowledge him as the next President, and I've seen him take the oath. But that's just me.

My voting experience was quick and easy. I think I spent more time confirming my ballot was marked correctly than I spent waiting in line. I guess going in the middle of the morning will do that for you. I wasn't expecting it, but the historical significance of the moment totally overwhelmed ...

The fires of my hope are heavily, heavily banked. I'm still raw from the Election Day roller-coasters of 2000 and 2004; if Obama gets more votes today, I don't think I'll feel like he's "won" until I've heard McCain concede, I've heard Bush acknowledge him as the next President, and I've seen him take the oath. But that's just me.

My voting experience was quick and easy. I think I spent more time confirming my ballot was marked correctly than I spent waiting in line. I guess going in the middle of the morning will do that for you. I wasn't expecting it, but the historical significance of the moment totally overwhelmed ...

My son is two years old, and THIS was supposed to be the year that I got to pick his Halloween costume. But my wife wouldn't let me dress him as a cute little horsey, because she knew that, in my mind, he would be Bad Horse.

My son is two years old, and THIS was supposed to be the year that I got to pick his Halloween costume. But my wife wouldn't let me dress him as a cute little horsey, because she knew that, in my mind, he would be Bad Horse.

This is the fourth of five posts about working on episode four, Paradise, during season four of Criminal Minds. I spoke with CliqueClack.com about some of my production experiences, and I have a gallery of images from the shoot at Flickr. Please note that I've done my best to recreate my interac...

This is the fourth of five posts about working on episode four, Paradise, during season four of Criminal Minds. I spoke with CliqueClack.com about some of my production experiences, and I have a gallery of images from the shoot at Flickr. Please note that I've done my best to recreate my interac...

If you are of a certain age, there are probably three seminal music videos that blew your mind at one point in your life: Money for Nothing, You Might Think, and Take on Me . (Sigh. Okay, fine, and the extended version of Thriller. At least I'll admit it. Shut up.) Anyway, my friend Jun (who is...

If you are of a certain age, there are probably three seminal music videos that blew your mind at one point in your life: Money for Nothing, You Might Think, and Take on Me . (Sigh. Okay, fine, and the extended version of Thriller. At least I'll admit it. Shut up.) Anyway, my friend Jun (who is...

I have a two-year-old son, and I am making it my mission to expose him to as much (and as wide an array) music as I can as early as possible. Once I've updated his firmware to include a really eclectic mix of music, he'll be much better able to seek out new music for himself, instead of relying on record store guys.
Either that, or he'll realize that I'm right about everything and we'll just hang out and listen to old Marvin Gaye albums. Either way, I end up happy.

I came to Soul Coughing at almost the same time I came to Burroughs, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Underworld, and jazz that went beyond Kind of Blue. See, this is why the loss of Tower Records is going to seriously hurt a generation of young artists, because it was in a Tower Records that I found all of t...

I have a two-year-old son, and I am making it my mission to expose him to as much (and as wide an array) music as I can as early as possible. Once I've updated his firmware to include a really eclectic mix of music, he'll be much better able to seek out new music for himself, instead of relying on record store guys.
Either that, or he'll realize that I'm right about everything and we'll just hang out and listen to old Marvin Gaye albums. Either way, I end up happy.

I came to Soul Coughing at almost the same time I came to Burroughs, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Underworld, and jazz that went beyond Kind of Blue. See, this is why the loss of Tower Records is going to seriously hurt a generation of young artists, because it was in a Tower Records that I found all of t...

It's here! It's here! The day we all wait all year for has finally arrived! It's π day! I'm celebrating the occasion by taking myself on a special geek date to Wizard World down at the convention center. It's even cool enough outside for me to wear my π hoodie on the train. There is going to be ...

It's here! It's here! The day we all wait all year for has finally arrived! It's π day! I'm celebrating the occasion by taking myself on a special geek date to Wizard World down at the convention center. It's even cool enough outside for me to wear my π hoodie on the train. There is going to be ...

I'm going to play devil's advocate:
Just as the government's vague warnings about attacks don't change the fact that they are doing some truly unforgivable things to our country... the fact that the government is doing unforgivable things doesn't change the fact that an attack might be attempted.
I'm not sure that came out right. Let me try again:
Look, let's be careful out there, okay? Don't do something stupid as a knee-jerk reaction against the government. Chertoff saying that he has a "gut feeling" isn't a good enough reason to barricade ourselves in our homes, but it's also not a reason to start dismantling metal detectors.

Yesterday, Michael Chertoff, the director of Homeland Security, told the nation that they should be scared out of their minds, because he has a "gut feeling" that Al-Qaeda will launch a terrorist attack within the United States sometime this summer, and a bunch of anonymous government sources a...

I'm going to play devil's advocate:
Just as the government's vague warnings about attacks don't change the fact that they are doing some truly unforgivable things to our country... the fact that the government is doing unforgivable things doesn't change the fact that an attack might be attempted.
I'm not sure that came out right. Let me try again:
Look, let's be careful out there, okay? Don't do something stupid as a knee-jerk reaction against the government. Chertoff saying that he has a "gut feeling" isn't a good enough reason to barricade ourselves in our homes, but it's also not a reason to start dismantling metal detectors.

Yesterday, Michael Chertoff, the director of Homeland Security, told the nation that they should be scared out of their minds, because he has a "gut feeling" that Al-Qaeda will launch a terrorist attack within the United States sometime this summer, and a bunch of anonymous government sources a...

I saw this last week, and forgot about posting it until I saw it on Slashdot this morning. Inspired by the Post-it Trogdor at MIT, a bunch of students at UC Santa Cruz recreated the first level of Donkey Kong on one of their buildings using 6400 Post-it notes: Students at UCSC have recreated the...

I saw this last week, and forgot about posting it until I saw it on Slashdot this morning. Inspired by the Post-it Trogdor at MIT, a bunch of students at UC Santa Cruz recreated the first level of Donkey Kong on one of their buildings using 6400 Post-it notes: Students at UCSC have recreated the...

You know you're playing too much Guitar Hero when you see the Arena Rock Essentials at the iTunes Music Store and think, "Dude, I totally need to buy that." Afterthought: If you could pick three songs for Guitar Hero II, what would they be? I'd pick: Money by Pink Floyd Miserlou by Dick Dale O...

You know you're playing too much Guitar Hero when you see the Arena Rock Essentials at the iTunes Music Store and think, "Dude, I totally need to buy that." Afterthought: If you could pick three songs for Guitar Hero II, what would they be? I'd pick: Money by Pink Floyd Miserlou by Dick Dale O...

People always advise their friends and family to get up and watch the sunrise. That's a great idea, because experiencing the world early in the morning when she's waking up can be a magical and inspiring experience, but don't neglect the full moon. You get 365 chances each year to get up and wat...

People always advise their friends and family to get up and watch the sunrise. That's a great idea, because experiencing the world early in the morning when she's waking up can be a magical and inspiring experience, but don't neglect the full moon. You get 365 chances each year to get up and wat...

Two tickets from TicketBastard: $52 Parking: $10 Four Dodger Dogs, two sodas: $27 Crushing heads with my stepson: Priceless Watching the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles blow a one-run lead in the 8th to lose to the Cubs: Sadly predictable.

Two tickets from TicketBastard: $52 Parking: $10 Four Dodger Dogs, two sodas: $27 Crushing heads with my stepson: Priceless Watching the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles blow a one-run lead in the 8th to lose to the Cubs: Sadly predictable.

"...I figured that being able to take a rusty nail without fear until I'm forty-three years-old was good enough."
Dude, you should still fear rusty nails. Cause they hurt, no matter how many tetanus shots you've had.

Remember that one time in Encounter At Farpoint when Counselor Troi wailed out, "Pain! Pain!" Remember when Mr. Spock was all, "Pain! Pain!" which was totally not Vulcan-like? Remember when [Lost spoiler redacted]? Remember that time your company had a Christmas party, and instead of a band, the...

"...I figured that being able to take a rusty nail without fear until I'm forty-three years-old was good enough."
Dude, you should still fear rusty nails. Cause they hurt, no matter how many tetanus shots you've had.

Remember that one time in Encounter At Farpoint when Counselor Troi wailed out, "Pain! Pain!" Remember when Mr. Spock was all, "Pain! Pain!" which was totally not Vulcan-like? Remember when [Lost spoiler redacted]? Remember that time your company had a Christmas party, and instead of a band, the...